The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-29
TALLAHAssEE POINTERS.
Adjournment of the Legislature Next
Friday.

TALLAHASSEE, FLA, May 2S.-In the
Senate yesterday the poll tax prerequisite
bill was laid ON the table by a vote of 16 to
ZAP. This puts an end to all bills on this
subject and this question of the poll tax
qualification for voting will enter into the
next election. The Senate passed the bill
giving legal charter to Kissimmee, also
the memorial asking the establishment of a
mail route between Mariana and st, An
drew's Bay. The Senate to day confirmed
the appointments of H. Singleton for Tax
Assessor and j. b. Deshon for Sheriff of the
new county of DeSoto. The Senate has
passed resolution that the Legislature adj
journ ON Friday next.
The House spent the morning considering
q bill for the establishment of two normal
schools The white school was located at
DeFuniak and the colored one at Tallahas-
see The new apportionment bill was made
the special order FOR Tuesday The railroad
commission bill, as amended by the Senate,
was ordered printed though the final actionl
on it may not be taken till next week The bill
granting new charter to the city of Jack
sonville, to include the adj acent towns of
LaVilla and Fairfield, has passed both houses
and viii be presented to the Governor
early next week. The House passed the bill
providing general law for the division of
counties by the vote of the people, also the
bill fixing the pay of the members and OH
GERS of the Legislature, the bill abolishing
the present charter of Fernandina, also the
memorial to Congress for the payment of
the claims held by the citizens Of Florida
under the old Spanish treaty Of the United
States The Governor has signed
the following bills: Creating Lake
county from portions Of Sumter
and Orange; making an appropriation
Of S12, 900 for the East Florida Seminary at
Gainesville; authorizing the county Judges
to issue and record marriage licences; ex-
tending the time for the construction of the
Apalachicola and Alabama railroad, and to
allow certain persons oyster privileges on
Indian and Banana rivers.
The following bills passed the House to-
day: To incorporate the city of Palatka;
to incorporate institutions of learning
in general; to incorporate the city of Tam
pa; to incorporate the st. Lucie and Lake
land Railroad Company, which is also au-
thorizea to operate line of steamers on the
Indian river, The bill establishing the nor
NAL school also passed, and was certified to
the Senate. The bill making an appropria-
ton for the State display at the Sub-TTopi-
cal Exposition was defeated in the Senate
this afternoon.
COMBINATIONS.
The Senate to-day confirmed Gen. Jesse j.
Finley as Judge of the Fifth Judicial circuit
and James f. Mcclellan as Judge of the
First Judicial circuit.
Gov. Perry to-day returned to the House,
without his approval, the bill regulating the
traffic in seed cotton in Gadsden county
His objections TO the bill were the constitu-
tional points of local legislation and its be-
ing contrary to the general revenue laws.
Both houses have passed memorial ask
ing Congress for an appropriation TO
clear the obstruction from tine river Styx,
in Liberty county, SO that the stream win
be navigable to those who desire TO cross or
navigate it,
DIssToN ARRIVES.
Hamilton Disston, the millionaire land
owner in Florida, arrived last night from
his home in Philadelphia TO defend his rights
against legislative encroachments
NO POLL TAX REQUIRED.
The apportionment bill is now being care
fully considered, and the indications are
that the allotments made by the committee
and published in the NEWS will, in the
main, be sustained.
A FRIEND TO RAILROADS.
To Senator Walker, of Leon county, is
due credit for the admirable feature in the
railroad commission bill providing an APP
peal from the decisions of the commission
TO board of revisers composed of the
members Of the Governors Cabinet The
right Of appeal is mutual and will be the
means Of correcting any mistakes or abuses
made by the Commissioners in the exercise
of their large and arbitrary powers
With the exception of the appeal pro-
vision the law is virtually the same as the
Georgia law, being copied from the Georgia
bill and amended in trifling particulars not
affecting the general nature of the bill.
CANDIDATES NUMEROUS AND WILLING.
Applicants for places on the commission
are numerous, and the Governor will be
besieged by candidates and their friends
when the bill becomes operative by his sig
nature. There are, of course, no indications
as yet as TO whom will be appointed by the
Governor.
GEN. FINLEY's PROMINENCE.
Gen. Jesse j. Finley, who is to be Judge
Of the Fifth Judicial circuit, has been
prominent in the politics and on the judi
ciary of the State for many years. Long
before the late war he was Circuit Judge,
and sat at different times on the Supreme
bench. He was once elected TO Congress
and once defeated by Bisbee. On March 4
last Gov. Perry appointed him United States
Senator to succeed Hon. G. w. Jones, until
the meeting Of the present legislature,
when his commission expired without his
going to Washington
ANOTHER NEW COUNTY
Tonight the House passed the bill making
Pasco county, from part of Hernandez;
also, the bill Incorporating the Chipola Land
and Investment Company Of West Florida.